Mérida plans 5-day attack on mosquitoes

Trucks with mosquito-killing spray are on the way. Source: Press Release

Mérida, Yucatán – A five-day plan to spray for mosquitoes in every neighborhood is in place as part of the city’s ongoing campaign against dengue and chikungunya.

Thirty-five fumigation trucks and a crew of 70 men will wind their way through every street in Mérida until the entire city is blanketed in insecticide. Crews reach the center — including Santa Ana, Santiago, Mejorada, San Sebastian and San Juan — the night of Monday, Sept. 28, which happens to be the first day of the program.

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What are the health implications of this insecticide for humans, especially young children? The recommendation to leave windows open seems like an invitation for humans of all sizes to be breathing in a lot of what sound like toxic fumes…